merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
had better ...; had better not ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
government; administration; ministry
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
declaration; proclamation; announcement